Protect your privacy on Google
On 1st March 2012, Google will switch to a new, unified privacy policy for all their products. This is not without its problems. Find out What Actually Changed in Google’s Privacy Policy.
If you dislike the new way Google handles your data, follow these step-by-step instructions on How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect and How to Remove Your YouTube Viewing and Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect. Should your account not yet be set up for Web History (as was the case when I went to my Google Search History), you should see a prompt to opt in our out - to do the latter, click the "No Thanks" button.
If you dislike the new way Google handles your data, follow these step-by-step instructions on How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect and How to Remove Your YouTube Viewing and Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect. Should your account not yet be set up for Web History (as was the case when I went to my Google Search History), you should see a prompt to opt in our out - to do the latter, click the "No Thanks" button.